[...] to climb Popo. It is 5,426 m (17,802 ft) and therefore the 2nd highest mountain of Mexico, after Pico de Orizaba.The name Popocatepetl comes from the Nahuatl words popōca ‘it smokes’ and tepētl [...]

November 15th, 2011 at 19:24

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The story behind "Climbers on Pico de Orizaba’s summit, Mexico"

A guide embraces his client on the summit of Pico de Orizaba at dawn, happy for a safe ascent to the highest point of Mexico.

The Pico overlooks the valley and city of Orizaba, from which it gets its name. The name Citlaltépetl is not used by Nahuatl speakers of the Orizaba area, who instead call it Istaktepetl (Iztactépetl in the traditional orthography for Classical Nahuatl) ‘White Mountain’.

A regionally dominant peak, and in fact the highest peak between Colombia and the Yukon, the Pico de Orizaba is ranked 7th in the world in topographic prominence. It is the second most prominent volcanic peak in the world after Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro. Although it is about 110 km (75 miles) inland, to the west of the port of Veracruz, its peak is visible to ships approaching the port in the Gulf of Mexico, and at dawn rays of sunlight strike the Pico while Veracruz still lies in shadow. The Pico is ranked 16th in the world for topographic isolation.

A guide embraces his client on the summit of Pico de Orizaba at dawn, happy for a safe ascent to the highest point of Mexico.
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